1999 Frontier @ the Glen

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1999 Frontier @ the Glen
Race details[1][2]
Race 21 of 34 of in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1999 Frontier @ the Glen program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin
1999 Frontier @ the Glen program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin
Date August 15, 1999 (1999-08-15)
Location Watkins Glen International,
Watkins Glen, New York, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.450 mi (3.943 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.50 mi (354.86 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 73.4°F (23°C); wind speeds up to 7.36 miles per hour (11.84 km/h)
Average speed 87.722 mph (141.175 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 1:12.752
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 55
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins and Ned Jarrett

The 1999 Frontier @ the Glen was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York on August 15, 1999. It was the 21st points-paying event of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Rusty Wallace won the pole, and Jeff Gordon won the race for the third consecutive year. A total of 49 cars attempted the race.

Entry list[]

Car[3] Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Sr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline, Cummins
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips Consumer Communications
9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network, The Jetsons
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
13 Ted Christopher Chevrolet LesCare Kitchens
14 Boris Said Ford Federated Auto Parts, Homelink
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, NFL '99
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Paul Gentilozzi Roehig Motorsports Pontiac Homelink
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Team Winston
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Automotive Finishes
25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Eel River Racing Pontiac Jimmy Dean / Sara Lee
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's, Yard-Man
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin SABCO Racing Chevrolet Coors Light
41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek SABCO Racing Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10-10-345
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford Turbine Solutions
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Motorsports Chevrolet Power Team
61 David Murry Ford Midway Island
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart, Route 66
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet RealTree Camouflage
75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Bully Hill Vineyards
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care, Ford Credit
91 Jack Baldwin LJ Racing Chevrolet Little Joe's Auto / MCI Worldcom
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Universal Studios
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries

Practice and Qualifying[]

Practice and Kendall Pole Day, scheduled for Friday August 13, were both delayed for several hours due to inclement weather conditions. First-round qualifying would be held that day, allowing qualifying positions 1-25 to be locked into the field, but second-round qualifying would be rained out, forcing spots 25-36 to be locked in based on their first round qualifying speeds, and positions 37-43 were locked in based on owner points. Two drivers who failed to qualify, Jack Baldwin and Paul Gentilozzi made their only attempts at a Winston Cup event during this race. Rusty Wallace set a new track record with his pole-qualifying speed at 121.234 mph.

As was common with many road races, several road course ringers attempted to qualify. Two drivers, Boris Said and Ron Fellows, led their first Winston Cup laps during this race. Said, David Murry, and Ted Christopher made their first Winston Cup starts. Christopher also competed in the companion NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series and NASCAR Busch North Series races that weekend, winning and placing second respectively. In addition, full-time Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau, who began his career on road courses, led his first career laps in a Winston Cup race.

Full qualifying results[]

Pos.[4] Driver Car Manufacturer Time Avg. Speed
1  Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 1:12.752   121.234  
2  Boris Said 14 Ford 1:12.944   120.915  
3  Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 1:13.115   120.632  
4  Tony Stewart 20 Pontiac 1:13.352   120.242  
5  Mark Martin 6 Ford 1:13.357   120.234  
6  Jerry Nadeau 9 Ford 1:13.453   120.077  
7  Ron Fellows 87 Chevrolet 1:13.489   120.018  
8  Bill Elliott 94 Ford 1:13.515   119.976  
9  Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 1:13.539   119.936  
10  Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 1:13.602   119.834  
11  Joe Nemechek 42 Chevrolet 1:13.646   119.762  
12  Bobby Hamilton 4 Chevrolet 1:13.665   119.731  
13  Jimmy Spencer 23 Ford 1:13.733   119.621  
14  Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 1:13.747   119.598  
15  Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 1:13.766   119.567  
16  Darrell Waltrip 66 Ford 1:13.788   119.532  
17  Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 1:13.866   119.405  
18  John Andretti 43 Pontiac 1:13.873   119.394  
19  Michael Waltrip 7 Chevrolet 1:13.927   119.307  
20  Sterling Marlin 40 Chevrolet 1:13.985   119.213  
21  Geoffrey Bodine 60 Chevrolet 1:14.032   119.138  
22  Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 1:14.045   119.117  
23  Kenny Wallace 55 Chevrolet 1:14.097   119.033  
24  Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 1:14.198   118.871  
25  Kyle Petty 44 Pontiac 1:14.274   118.749  
26  Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 25 Chevrolet 1:14.383   118.575  
27  Jeff Burton 99 Ford 1:14.421   118.515  
28  Rich Bickle 45 Pontiac 1:14.473   118.432  
29  Kenny Irwin, Jr. 28 Ford 1:14.482   118.418  
30  Ken Schrader 33 Chevrolet 1:14.516   118.364  
31  David Murry 61 Ford 1:14.525   118.350  
32  David Green 41 Chevrolet 1:14.565   118.286  
33  Ted Christopher 13 Chevrolet 1:14.590   118.246  
34  Johnny Benson, Jr. 26 Ford 1:14.714   118.050  
35  Brett Bodine 11 Ford 1:14.762   117.974  
36  Ernie Irvan 36 Pontiac 1:14.823   117.878  
Provisionals
37  Jeremy Mayfield 12 Ford 1:23.389   105.769  
38  Chad Little 97 Ford 1:15.481   116.851  
39  Steve Park 1 Chevrolet 1:14.944   117.688  
40  Kevin Lepage 16 Ford 1:15.452   116.896  
41  Rick Mast 98 Ford 1:15.033   117.548  
42  Elliott Sadler 21 Ford 1:14.843   117.847  
43  Ted Musgrave 75 Ford 1:15.028   117.556  
Failed to qualify
44  Robert Pressley 77 Ford 1:14.998   117.603  
45  Derrike Cope 30 Pontiac 1:15.579   116.699  
46  Paul Gentilozzi 19 Pontiac 1:15.579   116.699  
47  Jack Baldwin 91 Chevrolet 1:15.649   116.591  
48  Hut Stricklin 58 Ford 1:16.716   114.969  
49  Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 1:18.299   112.645  

Race recap[]

The only drivers who failed to finish underwent mechanical failures. During the race, there were four caution flags for cars (#11, #36, #40, and #45) off the track in the inner loop at separate times, for oil on the race track, and for the #26 car wrecking. 16.7 percent of the race's 90 laps were spent under caution.

1991 winner Ernie Irvan made his final NASCAR Winston Cup start in this race. Irvan suffered career-ending head injuries while practicing his Busch Series car at Michigan International Speedway the following week. David Murry's lone career start came in this race. This race was also the last win for Ray Evernham as crew chief. He left Jeff Gordon's team several weeks later to start his own Winston Cup team.

ESPN carried the coverage for the race. Regular color commentator Benny Parsons missed the race due to a recent operation, however called the telecast in the middle of the race to talk to fellow commentators and viewers.

When the race began to come to a close, the race came down to Jeff Gordon and Canadian road course ringer Ron Fellows. Ron Fellows, in a one-time drive in the #87 NEMCO Motorsports Chevy, led 3 laps late in the race and got passed by Gordon with less than 30 laps to go. Fellows remained in second for several laps and ultimately had one shot at the lead on a restart with 2 laps to go. Fellows tried to pass Gordon in turn 1, but Gordon held off the challenge, pulling away to win the race by 5 car-lengths. Gordon praised Fellows for a fun race in victory lane. It was Fellows' first of 2 runner-up finishes in the Cup series race at Watkins Glen.

Ron Fellows was not the only road course ringer in the race. Boris Said started 2nd in the race and led some laps early in the race in the #14 car owned by Mark Simo. However, Said's day came to an end on lap 48 with a blown engine.

Coming off a win at the Brickyard 400, Dale Jarrett finished fourth to gain twenty-four points on his points lead over Mark Martin. His points lead was at 300 points at the end of the race.

Race results[]

Fin[5][6] St # Driver Sponsor Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 90 55 running 185 119860
2 7 87 Ron Fellows Bully Hill Vineyards Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports 90 3 running 175 67270
3 1 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 90 9 running 170 64460
4 9 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care, Ford Credit Ford Robert Yates Racing 90 0 running 160 59900
5 6 9 Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network, The Jetsons Ford Melling Racing 90 9 running 160 53120
6 4 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 90 0 running 150 45240
7 26 25 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 90 2 running 151 39785
8 25 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pontiac Petty Enterprises 90 0 running 142 35610
9 17 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's, Yard-Man Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 90 0 running 138 37630
10 5 6 Mark Martin Valvoline, Cummins Ford Roush Racing 90 0 running 134 51040
11 10 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 90 0 running 130 42945
12 39 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 90 0 running 127 36265
13 27 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford Roush Racing 90 0 running 124 41775
14 38 97 Chad Little John Deere Ford Roush Racing 90 0 running 121 38410
15 16 66 Darrell Waltrip Kmart, Route 66 Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 90 0 running 118 30835
16 13 23 Jimmy Spencer Team Winston Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 90 0 running 115 35950
17 30 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 90 0 running 112 34505
18 42 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo Ford Wood Brothers Racing 90 0 running 109 34860
19 23 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 90 0 running 106 27480
20 14 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 90 0 running 103 41525
21 19 7 Michael Waltrip Philips Consumer Communications Chevrolet Mattei Motorsports 90 1 running 105 33630
22 12 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 90 2 running 102 38100
23 41 98 Rick Mast Universal Studios Ford Cale Yarborough Motorsports 90 0 running 94 26270
24 22 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 90 0 running 91 39300
25 40 16 Kevin Lepage TV Guide, NFL '99 Ford Roush Racing 90 0 running 88 33855
26 29 28 Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco, Havoline Ford Robert Yates Racing 90 0 running 85 33260
27 43 75 Ted Musgrave Remington Arms Ford Butch Mock Motorsports 90 0 running 82 25940
28 8 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford Bill Elliott Racing 90 0 running 79 32570
29 18 43 John Andretti STP Pontiac Petty Enterprises 90 0 running 76 37500
30 11 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chevrolet SABCO Racing 89 0 running 73 32150
31 33 13 Ted Christopher LesCare Kitchens Chevrolet 89 0 running 70 22360
32 24 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford Rudd Performance Motorsports 89 0 running 67 29285
33 20 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chevrolet SABCO Racing 89 0 running 64 29225
34 37 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 89 0 running 61 37190
35 21 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chevrolet Joe Bessey Motorsports 89 0 running 58 22155
36 28 45 Rich Bickle 10-10-345 Pontiac Tyler Jet Motorsports 88 0 running 55 22095
37 32 41 David Green Kodiak Chevrolet Larry Hedrick Motorsports 88 0 running 52 22060
38 34 26 Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios Ford Roush Racing 85 0 running 49 29000
39 31 61 David Murry Midway Island Ford 78 0 running 46 21965
40 35 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Ford Brett Bodine Racing 66 0 running 43 28930
41 36 36 Ernie Irvan M&M's Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 60 0 engine 40 28895
42 2 14 Boris Said Federated Auto Parts, Homelink Ford 48 9 engine 42 25660
43 15 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 48 0 engine 34 28825
Failed to Qualify
44 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford Jasper Motorsports
45 30 Derrike Cope Jimmy Dean / Sara Lee Pontiac Eel River Racing
46 19 Paul Gentilozzi (R) Homelink Pontiac Roehig Motorsports
47 91 Jack Baldwin (R) Little Joe's Auto / MCI Worldcom Chevrolet LJ Racing
48 58 Hut Stricklin Turbine Solutions Ford SBIII Motorsports
49 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
Notes:
  1. Homelink signed a one race agreement to sponsor the #14 car for this race after their original entry, the #19 car, did not qualify.

References[]

  1. ^ "Weather History for Watkins Glen, New York: April 15, 1999". Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "1999 Frontier @ the Glen". Racing Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "1999 Nascar Cup Series Frontier @ the Glen | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  4. ^ "1999 Frontier at the Glen qualifying results". Racing-Reference.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "1999 Frontier at the Glen - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  6. ^ "1999 Frontier at the Glen race results". Racing-Reference.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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